foulc

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Frankish *fulc, *folc (people, crowd, multitude, troop), from Proto-Germanic *fulką (people collectively, multitude; host of warriors). Cognate with Old High German folc (people, nation). More at folk, full.

Noun

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foulc oblique singularm (oblique plural fouls, nominative singular fouls, nominative plural foulc)

  1. flock, herd
  2. (collectively) people
  3. multitude, crowd
  4. (military) troop, host

Descendants

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  • Middle French: foule
  • Norman: foule (Jersey)
  • Picard: foûle, foule
  • Walloon: flouhe